Today, 68 years ago, millions of people watched a BBC Panorama report on a Swiss family gathering spaghetti from trees. It may sound unlikely, but many viewers believed it. The interpretations of the actors in black and white images that “pick” spaghetti and the narrative of Richard Dimbleby gives an air of authenticity to the report. It was, of course, a Fools’ April joke. And so that there is no doubt: spaghetti is made of wheat and water. They do not grow on the trees. But spaghetti was not a common dish in the United Kingdom at that time, so you understand why some may have taken it seriously. This old Panorama report is part of what became a tradition in the British press and beyond. Every year, on April 1, the newspapers published outrageous stories with zero or very small base, all to have a little fun with their readers. Reading the newspapers today, one finds one or two April April stories. But […]
Source: News Beast
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